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<caption class="r systemtitle">Outcomes of Applications for Disability Benefits <br></br> Table 61. <br></br> Medical decisions at the initial adjudicative level, by year of application and program, 2008�2017</caption>
 
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<th rowspan="2">Year</th>
<th colspan="3">All decisions</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for Social Security only</th>
<th colspan="3">Decisions on applications for both Social Security and SSI</th>
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<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a</sup> (percent)</th>
<th>Total</th>
<th>Allowances</th>
<th>Allowance rate <sup>a,b</sup> (percent)</th>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">All&nbsp;disabled&nbsp;beneficiaries</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      91,236</td>
<td class="r data">      31,322</td>
<td class="r data">    34.3</td>
<td class="r data">      25,451</td>
<td class="r data">      18,029</td>
<td class="r data">    70.8</td>
<td class="r data">      65,785</td>
<td class="r data">      13,293</td>
<td class="r data">    20.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">     114,483</td>
<td class="r data">      36,191</td>
<td class="r data">    31.6</td>
<td class="r data">      31,851</td>
<td class="r data">      21,035</td>
<td class="r data">    66.0</td>
<td class="r data">      82,632</td>
<td class="r data">      15,156</td>
<td class="r data">    18.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">     113,216</td>
<td class="r data">      33,311</td>
<td class="r data">    29.4</td>
<td class="r data">      32,975</td>
<td class="r data">      20,791</td>
<td class="r data">    63.1</td>
<td class="r data">      80,241</td>
<td class="r data">      12,520</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">     100,714</td>
<td class="r data">      28,705</td>
<td class="r data">    28.5</td>
<td class="r data">      30,414</td>
<td class="r data">      18,580</td>
<td class="r data">    61.1</td>
<td class="r data">      70,300</td>
<td class="r data">      10,125</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      92,509</td>
<td class="r data">      25,787</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
<td class="r data">      28,905</td>
<td class="r data">      16,641</td>
<td class="r data">    57.6</td>
<td class="r data">      63,604</td>
<td class="r data">       9,146</td>
<td class="r data">    14.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      83,619</td>
<td class="r data">      24,466</td>
<td class="r data">    29.3</td>
<td class="r data">      29,113</td>
<td class="r data">      16,472</td>
<td class="r data">    56.6</td>
<td class="r data">      54,506</td>
<td class="r data">       7,994</td>
<td class="r data">    14.7</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      78,696</td>
<td class="r data">      23,982</td>
<td class="r data">    30.5</td>
<td class="r data">      32,155</td>
<td class="r data">      16,868</td>
<td class="r data">    52.5</td>
<td class="r data">      46,541</td>
<td class="r data">       7,114</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      76,205</td>
<td class="r data">      23,507</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">      31,697</td>
<td class="r data">      16,436</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">      44,508</td>
<td class="r data">       7,071</td>
<td class="r data">    15.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      71,933</td>
<td class="r data">      22,149</td>
<td class="r data">    30.8</td>
<td class="r data">      30,595</td>
<td class="r data">      15,359</td>
<td class="r data">    50.2</td>
<td class="r data">      41,338</td>
<td class="r data">       6,790</td>
<td class="r data">    16.4</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      70,660</td>
<td class="r data">      22,194</td>
<td class="r data">    31.4</td>
<td class="r data">      29,567</td>
<td class="r data">      15,353</td>
<td class="r data">    51.9</td>
<td class="r data">      41,093</td>
<td class="r data">       6,841</td>
<td class="r data">    16.6</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Workers</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      69,734</td>
<td class="r data">      21,165</td>
<td class="r data">    30.4</td>
<td class="r data">      16,441</td>
<td class="r data">      10,356</td>
<td class="r data">    63.0</td>
<td class="r data">      53,293</td>
<td class="r data">      10,809</td>
<td class="r data">    20.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      88,190</td>
<td class="r data">      24,573</td>
<td class="r data">    27.9</td>
<td class="r data">      21,828</td>
<td class="r data">      12,510</td>
<td class="r data">    57.3</td>
<td class="r data">      66,362</td>
<td class="r data">      12,063</td>
<td class="r data">    18.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      83,565</td>
<td class="r data">      20,555</td>
<td class="r data">    24.6</td>
<td class="r data">      21,431</td>
<td class="r data">      11,020</td>
<td class="r data">    51.4</td>
<td class="r data">      62,134</td>
<td class="r data">       9,535</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      71,053</td>
<td class="r data">      16,123</td>
<td class="r data">    22.7</td>
<td class="r data">      18,522</td>
<td class="r data">       8,658</td>
<td class="r data">    46.7</td>
<td class="r data">      52,531</td>
<td class="r data">       7,465</td>
<td class="r data">    14.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      64,056</td>
<td class="r data">      14,235</td>
<td class="r data">    22.2</td>
<td class="r data">      17,810</td>
<td class="r data">       7,695</td>
<td class="r data">    43.2</td>
<td class="r data">      46,246</td>
<td class="r data">       6,540</td>
<td class="r data">    14.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      57,061</td>
<td class="r data">      13,540</td>
<td class="r data">    23.7</td>
<td class="r data">      18,576</td>
<td class="r data">       7,926</td>
<td class="r data">    42.7</td>
<td class="r data">      38,485</td>
<td class="r data">       5,614</td>
<td class="r data">    14.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      54,935</td>
<td class="r data">      13,867</td>
<td class="r data">    25.2</td>
<td class="r data">      22,284</td>
<td class="r data">       8,880</td>
<td class="r data">    39.8</td>
<td class="r data">      32,651</td>
<td class="r data">       4,987</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      53,387</td>
<td class="r data">      13,056</td>
<td class="r data">    24.5</td>
<td class="r data">      21,581</td>
<td class="r data">       8,097</td>
<td class="r data">    37.5</td>
<td class="r data">      31,806</td>
<td class="r data">       4,959</td>
<td class="r data">    15.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      51,826</td>
<td class="r data">      12,990</td>
<td class="r data">    25.1</td>
<td class="r data">      21,536</td>
<td class="r data">       8,101</td>
<td class="r data">    37.6</td>
<td class="r data">      30,290</td>
<td class="r data">       4,889</td>
<td class="r data">    16.1</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      52,234</td>
<td class="r data">      13,778</td>
<td class="r data">    26.4</td>
<td class="r data">      21,221</td>
<td class="r data">       8,653</td>
<td class="r data">    40.8</td>
<td class="r data">      31,013</td>
<td class="r data">       5,125</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
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<td>&nbsp;</td><td class="c notecontent" colspan="9">Adult&nbsp;children</td>
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<td class="l data">2008</td>
<td class="r data">      21,502</td>
<td class="r data">      10,157</td>
<td class="r data">    47.2</td>
<td class="r data">       9,010</td>
<td class="r data">       7,673</td>
<td class="r data">    85.2</td>
<td class="r data">      12,492</td>
<td class="r data">       2,484</td>
<td class="r data">    19.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2009</td>
<td class="r data">      26,293</td>
<td class="r data">      11,618</td>
<td class="r data">    44.2</td>
<td class="r data">      10,023</td>
<td class="r data">       8,525</td>
<td class="r data">    85.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,270</td>
<td class="r data">       3,093</td>
<td class="r data">    19.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2010</td>
<td class="r data">      29,651</td>
<td class="r data">      12,756</td>
<td class="r data">    43.0</td>
<td class="r data">      11,544</td>
<td class="r data">       9,771</td>
<td class="r data">    84.6</td>
<td class="r data">      18,107</td>
<td class="r data">       2,985</td>
<td class="r data">    16.5</td>
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<td class="l data">2011</td>
<td class="r data">      29,661</td>
<td class="r data">      12,582</td>
<td class="r data">    42.4</td>
<td class="r data">      11,892</td>
<td class="r data">       9,922</td>
<td class="r data">    83.4</td>
<td class="r data">      17,769</td>
<td class="r data">       2,660</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
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<td class="l data">2012</td>
<td class="r data">      28,453</td>
<td class="r data">      11,552</td>
<td class="r data">    40.6</td>
<td class="r data">      11,095</td>
<td class="r data">       8,946</td>
<td class="r data">    80.6</td>
<td class="r data">      17,358</td>
<td class="r data">       2,606</td>
<td class="r data">    15.0</td>
</tr>
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<td class="l data">2013</td>
<td class="r data">      26,558</td>
<td class="r data">      10,926</td>
<td class="r data">    41.1</td>
<td class="r data">      10,537</td>
<td class="r data">       8,546</td>
<td class="r data">    81.1</td>
<td class="r data">      16,021</td>
<td class="r data">       2,380</td>
<td class="r data">    14.9</td>
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<td class="l data">2014</td>
<td class="r data">      23,761</td>
<td class="r data">      10,115</td>
<td class="r data">    42.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,871</td>
<td class="r data">       7,988</td>
<td class="r data">    80.9</td>
<td class="r data">      13,890</td>
<td class="r data">       2,127</td>
<td class="r data">    15.3</td>
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<td class="l data">2015</td>
<td class="r data">      22,818</td>
<td class="r data">      10,451</td>
<td class="r data">    45.8</td>
<td class="r data">      10,116</td>
<td class="r data">       8,339</td>
<td class="r data">    82.4</td>
<td class="r data">      12,702</td>
<td class="r data">       2,112</td>
<td class="r data">    16.6</td>
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<td class="l data">2016</td>
<td class="r data">      20,107</td>
<td class="r data">       9,159</td>
<td class="r data">    45.6</td>
<td class="r data">       9,059</td>
<td class="r data">       7,258</td>
<td class="r data">    80.1</td>
<td class="r data">      11,048</td>
<td class="r data">       1,901</td>
<td class="r data">    17.2</td>
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<td class="l data">2017</td>
<td class="r data">      18,426</td>
<td class="r data">       8,416</td>
<td class="r data">    45.7</td>
<td class="r data">       8,346</td>
<td class="r data">       6,700</td>
<td class="r data">    80.3</td>
<td class="r data">      10,080</td>
<td class="r data">       1,716</td>
<td class="r data">    17.0</td>
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<td colspan="10" class="footer">SOURCE: Social Security Administration, Disability Research file, 100 percent data. <br></br> NOTES: Data are current through June 2018. <br></br> Because a number of applications remain pending for more recent years, the allowance rate will change over time. <br></br> Applications with a medical decision may be pending a final nonmedical decision or be subsequently denied for nonmedical reasons. <br></br> Data from 1992 through 1998 are available for disabled workers only. <br></br> SSI = Supplemental Security Income. <br></br> a. Rate determined by dividing medical allowances by all medical decisions for that year. <br></br> b. Rate for the Social Security portion only. <br></br> CONTACT: (410) 965-0090 or statistics@ssa.gov.
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